Forum: Drop property taxes, adopt county income tax

After reading the June 22 Forum letter headlined, “Who will submit a serious property tax relief plan?” I would like to propose a plan that would be fair and would work.

1. Totally eliminate all real estate tax, which is not based on ability to pay.

2. Replace the property tax with a county income tax. This would be based on the 1040 form that is currently being used for state and federal tax computation. This tax money would be paid to the county, as it is now, which would distribute this money to the various needs — schools, etc. — like they do now. This would be fair and simple to administer. It’s also the morally right thing to do.